blight

Is immigration the key to eliminating neighborhood blight?

A report has been published that suggests immigrants could be vital to helping blighted neighborhoods recover, but it seems their…

6 years ago

Detroit gets $30M to rejuvenate blighted neighborhoods

The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) announced that it will invest up to $30 million in the Detroit Neighborhood Home…

7 years ago

Cities Resort to Demolition to Deal With Blight

A deconstruction movement is brewing across U.S. cities, in an effort to combat neighborhood blight and keep dilapidated homes from…

8 years ago

Herb Strather Revealed As Detroit’s Mystery Blight Buyer

Herb Strather, a casino and real estate developer in Detroit, has big plans for the more than 6,000 foreclosed homes…

8 years ago

Detroit Foreclosure Auction Attracts $3M Bid for 6,000 Crumbling Homes

Detroit is on a mission to unload its blight, with plans to foreclose on one of every five properties in…

8 years ago

Cost of Eliminating Detroit’s Blight Could Rise to $1bn

Detroit could face a price tag approaching or even surpassing $1 billion to remove blight, according to a report released…

8 years ago